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hypotenuse
noun
cosine
noun
Pythagoras' theorem
noun
Definition of
hypotenuse noun
from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary
hypotenuse
noun
haɪˈpɒtənjuːz
haɪˈpɑːtənuːs
haɪˈpɑːtənjuːz
(
geometry
)
the side opposite the
right angle
of a
right-angled
triangle